5 accepted papers
Compared with rigid robots, soft robots have the advantages of inherent compliance, high adaptability, and impact tolerance. Many researchers are very interested in the motion design of soft robot underwater. In this paper, inspired by the method of octopus propulsion, a jet propulsion unit with 80%…
Soft robotics shows considerable promise for various underwater applications. Soft grippers as end-effectors are particularly useful for compliant and robust grasping compared to rigid mechanisms. In this work, we describe the design, fabrication and operation of a soft robotic hand driven by water
Soft robotic hand shows considerable promise for various grasping applications. However, the sensing and reconstruction of the robot pose will cause limitation during the design and fabrication. In this work, we present a novel 3D pose reconstruction approach to analyze the grasping motion of a bidi
Soft robots have a wide rang of applications due to their compliance, flexibility and low fabrication cost. Compare to rigid robots, soft robots are more safe for human. In this work, we design various multi-DoF actuators with spring reinforce and particle jamming, and two fabrication methods are pr…
Soft robots apply compliant materials to perform motions and behaviors not typically achievable by rigid robots. An underwater, compliant, multi-segment continuum manipulator that can bend, swallow, disgorge is developed in this study. The manipulator is driven by McKibben water hydraulic artificial…